Practical Lessons for Intentionally Living Like Jesus
In short, my answer is yes—all Christians should become minimalists. Let me explain why I believe this, and maybe you’ll understand why. While I was learning more about Jesus in the early stages of my faith, I couldn’t shake the surprising call Jesus made to live with less. He didn’t explicitly say it, but His […]
This is Part 4 of my Divine Productivity Hacks series. Click here to see the other posts in the series! We live in a time of impoverished attention—in our work, in our families, and in our goals. According to a study done by the National Center of Biotechnology Information, the average attention span of a […]
We are a fast-moving culture. We don’t like sitting still. In fact, we take pride in how busy our lives are. Yet in the midst of our fast paced society, we’ve lost one thing: the value of being slow. People always try to rush me, and if I’m being honest, I don’t like it. I […]
People know me as a dreamer. I’m lucky that when they refer to me as this, it is a positive term. For others, a dreamer is a negative term, noting that the person is not grounded within reality and chasing fantasies of success. That’s not me. And I’m guessing, you don’t want to be that […]
This is Part 3 of my Divine Productivity Hacks series. Click here to see the other posts in the series! “Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.” -William James Many of us can sadly get stuck in a habit of thinking […]
After the success of the past week—celebrating the launch of JesusHacks and accomplishing several personal goals—I’ve come to a conclusion about faith that is drastically different than how I viewed it in my teens. I finally see that Christianity isn’t boring—that is, if you’re doing it right. In my teens, I was a snotty, know-it-all […]
This article first appeared on Relevant Magazine’s website. When I entered my twenties, I had no idea how complicated and difficult life would become. Instead, I was blinded by the thrills of being a young adult in a world of opportunity. Culture had told me the twentysomething life was a glamorous adventure and filled with […]